(7459) Gilbertofranco Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 April 1984 by V. Zappala at La Silla.
Gilberto Franco (b. 1952), a medical doctor at San Damiano, Asti, is a very good friend of the discoverer and an enthusiastic amateur astronomer.Naming citation (20080122/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gilbertofranco is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gilbertofranco is 2.20 au from the Sun and 2.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7459 |
| Provisional designation | 1984 HR1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.45 km (#9,798 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.411 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.12 |
| Orbital period | 4.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 2.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.153 |
| Inclination | 5.33° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.19 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.